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Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Seafloor Mapping

Texture, Carbonate Content, and Preliminary Maps of Surficial Sediments of the Flower Garden Banks Area, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Outer Shelf, 2003, Kathryn M. Scanlon, Seth D. Ackerman and Jill E. Rozycki, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-002, 1 CD-ROM

This CD-ROM report contains texture and carbonate content analyses of 107 seafloor sediments collected within and near the East and West Flower Garden Banks areas of the Sanctuary and to show relationships between these data and existing bathymetric data. The sediment data, in conjunction with previously collected geological, geophysical and biological data were used to construct a reconnaissance-scale map of the distribution of seafloor sediment types. Thiese data will be useful for resource managers and, with additional data, as a basis for future habitat mapping.